Worker's request to have lunch before Sunday meeting turns intro immediate firing for him. 'People confuse leadership with control'A college student’s Reddit post about allegedly being fired from an internship after asking to eat before a Sunday meeting has sparked wide...
26 May, 2026, 06.13 PM IST
Ahead of WWDC, Apple Spotlights India’s student founders building startups from campusApple is showcasing India's young app developers and student founders. These innovators are building startups and digital businesses direct...
22 May, 2026, 08.01 PM IST
Gen-Z did not invent entrepreneurship but it might be the first generation that thinks it does not require permissionIndian campuses are witnessing a surge in student entrepreneurship, with Gen-Z founders prototyping and building ventures before graduation...
19 May, 2026, 11.02 AM IST
Amaravati still under construction, but Quantum Valley project already luring deep tech startups, scientistsAmaravati, a new city in Andhra Pradesh, is becoming a hub for quantum computing. A technology park called Quantum Valley is attracting sci...
17 May, 2026, 09.10 AM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $46 million this week, down 66% on-yearStartups raised around $46 million in the week to 17 February, down 66% from the $135 million secured during the same period last year, acc...
17 Apr, 2026, 09.12 PM IST
Bottles, flasks grow scarce in India as gas crunch hits glassmakersIndia's glass industry faces severe production disruptions due to Middle East conflict-induced energy shortages. Gas diversions to househol...
10 Apr, 2026, 08.20 AM IST
Hostel startup GoStops raises Rs 35 crore from Blume Ventures, othersTravel hostel startup GoStops raised Rs 35 crore ($4.2 million) in a round led by Blume Ventures. Funds will expand capacity to 10,000 beds...
11 Mar, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Startup funding rises 52% on year to $220 million this weekThis week, startups raised funding through 12 rounds compared to 29 in the year-ago period, when they raised a total of $145 million, accor...
06 Sep, 2024, 06.17 PM IST
Sunstone Eduversity appoints Ankur Jain as Chief Business OfficerJain also established HostelFund in 2020, which he runs in parallel to managing his portfolio at Sunstone. HostelFund is a student-focused ...
17 Mar, 2021, 06.50 PM IST
Startups use rating tech to keep wards, hostels spic ’n’ spanStudent housing companies are investing in technology to be markedly different from traditional university-led hostel systems.
02 Jul, 2019, 03.51 PM IST
Move over, business hotels: Millennials opt for startup hostels offering affordable staysLiving in a startup hostel with younger-gen entrepreneurs helps in networking.
03 Jul, 2018, 10.48 AM IST
For travellers these startup hostels offer home-stay experience with like-minded peopleThese hostels provide facilities like free internet, tea and coffee, a fully equipped community kitchen, washing machine and a clean bed to...
20 Aug, 2016, 03.13 AM IST
OYO Rooms' Anuj Tejpal to back Hostelers.in as an adviserCofounders said Tejpal is supporting them as an adviser, but declined to comment whether he will also invest in the startup.
19 Oct, 2015, 11.39 AM IST
How Flipkart's Bansals splashed out on the IIT-Delhi networkThe Bansal brothers are known to support many startups, whose founders are alumni of IIT Delhi.
23 Aug, 2015, 03.02 PM IST
Budget hotel aggregator Zo Room’s parent Zostel expands its hostel chain internationallyBackpacking chain Zostel has launched its first international hostel in Vietnam as the company looks to build a global presence
18 Aug, 2015, 05.59 PM IST
Backpacker hostel chain Zostel to launch startup incubation programmeBackpacker hostel chain will give out seed funding of up to Rs 10 lakh. Entrepreneurs will have freedom to customise, including hostel name.
21 Mar, 2015, 05.00 AM IST
Five start-ups raise angel round at TiE Hyderabad SmashUpHostel Duniya found eight backers among the panel of ten investors in the on-the-spot funding round at the Smashup.
17 Jan, 2015, 09.20 PM IST